1. Summer came early to Middlesbrough yesterday, as temperatures shot up to 22°C (71°F), a record for March. But local NFU agent Jim Wilkes says it could be bad news for farmers. “The crops will think it's summer,” he told our reporter, “and start sprouting (发芽) four weeks before time.”

2. The death toll (死亡人数) of the Burnside train crash rose to four yesterday when John Phillips, 32, of Petersville died in Wallsend Hospital. Another six people are still on the danger list. Mr. Phillips, an electrical engineer leaves a wife and two children.

3. China and the United States reached an agreement on the protection of intellectual property rights (知识产权) yesterday, after difficult marathon talks.

The agreement is good news for all parties concerned. The Chinese Foreign Trade Minister described the agreement as a "turning point" in Sino-US trade relations that "promises further progress" in the future. The agreement will not only favorably influence trade relations between China and the United States. It may favorably influence the overall relations between the two countries.

What do you get to know from article 1?

A. It is as cold as usual in Middlesbrough, and the farmers are pleased.

B. It is hotter than usual in Middlesbrough, and the farmers are pleased.

C. It is hotter than usual in Middlesbrough, and the farmers are worried.

D. It is colder than usual in Middlesbrough, and the farmers are worried.

How many people have died in the train crash in article 2 ?

A. Only John Phillips has died.

B. Ten people have died in the crash, including John Phillips.

C. Four people have died in the crash, including John Phillips.

D. John Phillips, his wife and children all died in the crash.

Who are on the danger list?

A. Petersville and Wallsend.          B. An electrical engineer and John Phillips.

C. John Phillips' wife and two children.D. Another six people who were on the train.

What agreement did China and the United States reach in article 3?

A. It is an agreement on a marathon race.       

B. It is an agreement on trade relations.

C. It is an agreement on overall relations.

D. It is an agreement on intellectual property rights protection.

What are relations going to be like between China and the United States?

A. Relations between China and the United States are going to be sometimes worse and sometimes better.

B. Relations between China and the United States are going to be better.

C. Relations between China and the United States are going to be worse.

D. Relations between China and the United States are going to remain the same.

人们完成工作的方式通常有两种: 独立完成和合作完成。两种方式各有特点。请你以此为话题，按照以下要点写一篇英语短文：

1. 独立完成：自行安排、自己解决问题。

2. 合作完成：一起讨论、相互学习。

3. 我喜欢的方式和理由。

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--- Why haven’t you bought any butter?

--- I _____ to but I forgot about it.

A. liked            B. wished       C. meant            D. expected

—Do you know where my blue coat is ?

 —Don’t bother to look for it. I’m sure it will________ some day.

A. turn out   B. turn on C. turn up  D. turn over

  "_____ your meeting is!" he offered them his sincere congratulations.

  A. How a great success  B. What a great success

  C. How great success  D. What great success

The Curise succeeded to discover Polonium in 1898.

—What a pity! You should have urged him to hand in his English homework.

—I _______. But he wouldn’t listen to me.

     A．have done        B．did           C．had done       D．do

We can never forget the days _______ the two astronauts in spaceship worked together and the days ________ we spent together.

 A. when; which  B. which; when  C. what; that    D. on which; when

I thought _____ no use talking with him. _____ was a waste of time.

A. there…There B. it…It C. there…It D. it…There

_____ China’s reform and opening up in late 1978, its quick development has aroused worldwide attention, which has made America anxious about it.

A. When    B. As     C. While     D. Since